Attachment for oil-cans.



No. 740,529. PATENTED OCT. 6, 1903. W. L. CHRYSLER & J. H. DAY.

ATTACHMENT FOR OIL CANS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 6, 1903.

N0 MODEL.

Atlomeja ma \oRms rnsas so mrournavns UNITED STATES Patented October 6,1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM L. CHRYSLER AND JAMES H. DAY, OF WOODLAKE, NEBRASKA.

ATTACHMENT FOR OIL-CANS.

srncrrrcnrron forming part of Letters Patent No. 740,529, dated October 6, 1903.

Application filed-Tune B, 1903. Serial No. 160,362. (No model.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that we, WILLIAM L. Cnnvs- LER and JAMES H. DAY, citizens of the United States, residing at Woodlake, in the county of Cherry and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments forOil-Oans, of which the following is a specification.

This invention provides an attachment for oil-cans constituting the handle of'the can and at the same time stop means to prevent accidental displacement of the spout of the can, due to vibration, jar, or jolt of any character. It is well known that the spouts of oil-cans often are displaced from the canbody when the same is disposed adjacent machinery or the like, in which position it receives a certain amount of vibration, the spout readily loosening under such vibration.

It is desired to obviate this disadvantage by the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:-

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the oilcan having the attachment applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a view looking fromthe rear of the attachment, showing the peculiar form of the stop. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the attachment alone.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the'same reference characters.

In the drawings the can-bod y is designated by the numeral 1 and may be of any form commonly used in supplying lubricant to machinery or analogous uses. The spouts 2 correspond to theform of the can, being screwed to the upper portion thereof, as usual. The annular flange 3, provided upon the spout 2, cooperates with the attachment to prevent the displacement of the spout. The attachment which is embodied in our invention consists of a member provided with an attaching portion 4., a handle 5, and a stop 6. The attachment is preferably made from a single length of stout spring-wire, the lower portion of said wire constituting the attaching portion 4. The single length of wire is bent intermediate its ends to form the loop or handle 5, and the upperend of the same is forwardly bent to provide the stop 6. The extreme upper end of the wire from which the attachment is formed is rearwardly and upwardly curved to provide a finger-piece 7, which may be conveniently grasped because of its location adjacent the handle 5. The stop 6 engages over the flange 3 upon the spout 2 and cooperates with this flange to securely hold the spout upon the can-bod y l. The attachment being made from spring-wire, the stop is held normallyin engagement with the flange 3 because of the spring effect of the loop or handle portion 5. The finger-piece 7 after a manner constitutes an auxiliary grip means for holding the receptacle.

When it is desired to remove the spout for any purpose,-such as to refill the can, it is only necessary to exert sufficient pressure upon the finger-piece 7 to throw the stop 6 out of engagement with the flange 3 of the spout 2, and the operator will be sure to .unscrew the spout from the can.

The attachment is extremely simple because of its integral structure and of no small advantage in its special and convenient disposal upon the can, likewisebeing very cheap relative to the cost of'manufacture.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new isbent to provide a stop for engagement with In testimony whereof We affix our signathe flange upon the spout, and the upper exl tures in presence of two witnesses.

tremity of the said wire adjacent the stop being upwardly and rearwardly curved to provide a finger-piece adjacent the handle for manipulation of the step out of engagement with the flange aforesaid.

WILLIAM L. CHRYSLER. [11.8.] JAMES H. DAY. [L. s]

Witnesses:

JOHN H. DAY, DAVE DENNIS. 

